New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-27
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few days after this, Virginia and her curly
haired cavalier went out riding on Brockley
meadows, where she tore her habit 80 badly IN
gcttl NJ through a hedge that, on their retnrn
hnme she made ND her mind to 20 up by the back
staircase rs not to he seen. As rhe was running
past tie Tapestry Chamber. the door Of which hap
prned 10 bc Omen, she iancied She saw some one m
side and thinking II was her mothers maid, who
sometimes used to bring her work there looked in
to ask her to mend her habit To her immense sur
mise however, it was the Csntervillo Ghost him
self He Was sitting 10y tue window, watching the
rnined gold of the veowing trees ty through the
air anu tho red leaves dancing madly down the
long avenue His head was leaning on bis band
and his whole attitude was one Of extreme depres-
sion. Indeed, So iOrorn aud so much out OF repair
did he look, that little Virginia. whose first idea
had been TO run away and lock herself in her ro0m
was flied with pity. and determined 10 Try and
comfort hun. SO light was her football and 80
deem his melancholy that ho was not aware OF her
presence til she spoke to him.
am so sorry for YOU" she SAID, "but tho
twins are going back to school tomorrow, and
then. if yon behave yourself, no one Will annoy
you" .,
1T is absurd asking me to behave myself" no
answered, looking round in astDnishmcnt at the
pretty little girl whp had ventnred to address him,
aqniie absurd. ] must rattle my chains and
groan through keyholcs, and walk about at night.
II that Is what you 10 IL my only reason for
ex sting" ,
know yen have been very wicked. Mrs Umney
told us, Tie first day we arrived here That you mad
aWsIl, quite admit IT." said tho host pctu-
concerned no ono else"
lit is very wrong to kill any one said Virginia.
who at times had a sweet Puritan gravity, caught
from some old New England ancestor.
"Dh | hate the cheap severity OF abstract
ethics NV wife was very plain. never had my
ruils properly starchcl, ana knew nothing about
COOKERY. Wnv, thore was buck had shot III
H0plry Woods. magnificent prcket. and do you
know how she had 1t sent up to table However
il is no master now, for It is all over and don't
think it was very of her brothers to staIvo
TO death though did xii. her."
"Siarve YOU to death Oh, Mr.. Ghost, mean
Sir Simon are you hn'iSry nave SapuW eli III
my ease Would You ike III
No thank you. never eat anything now but
II f., ycry Kind of You. all tho same, and you
mnch nicer than the rest OF your horrid, rude
vulgar, dishonest family u...
"SIopW cried Virginia stamping her foot, il is
Won who are rude, aud hCrrid, and vulgar, and AS
for dishonesty, YOU know You stole the paints out
| of nv box TO try and Kurdish up that ridiculous
blood-stain IN the library First you took all my
reds including the vermiii0n, and l c0uldnC 90
any NOR, sunsets then you took The emerald green
ami tho chrome yellow, and finally had hothing
lett but indigo aud Chinese white aud could only
do moonlight scenes, which are always depressing
TO look al and not at all easy 10 paint. never
told on You though was very much ANNOYED, ana
| IL was most ridiculous. the whole thing Tor who
eyor heard of emeraldgreen blood y
Well really said tho Ghost, rathcr
J meekly, "what was l to do 1t Is
| very difficult thing to get real blood nova
| DAYS aud, as your brother began 1t with all
! his Paragon Detergent. certainly saw no reason